Rep. Seth Moulton, Mass., a Marine veteran and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, says he disagrees with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., claim the Department of Veterans Affairs operates smoothly.
Moulton said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” he also disagrees with President Trump’s recent tweet bragging the VA is not broken anymore, because he fixed it.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is correct, the VA is not broken, it is doing great. But that is only because of the Trump Administration. We got Veterans Choice & Accountability passed. “President Trump deserves a lot of credit.” Dan Caldwell, Concerned Veterans of America
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2019
“When people show up at the VA and they can’t even get seen for months. When I get sent home with the wrong medications after having a minor surgery, I mean, that is not a good healthcare system,” he said.
“Should it be privatized more, or at least more private options,” CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked.
“What should happen is there should be more competition in the system,” Moulton replied, saying it should be an option for veterans to be able to see doctors outside of the VA and then charging it to the U.S. government.
